犯上作乱 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to rebel against the emperor

Character by character

• 犯fàncriminal; to violate, to commit a crime
• 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; prev
• 作zuòto make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 乱luànanarchy, chaos; revolt

Idioms sharing a character

• 倾巢来犯 qīng cháo lái fàn
• 明知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn
• 众怒难犯 zhòng nù nán fàn
• 知法犯法 zhī fǎ fàn fǎ
• 秋毫无犯 qiū háo wú fàn
• 上下其手 shàng xià qí shǒu
• 上天入地 shàng tiān rù dì
• 上当受骗 shàng dàng shòu piàn
• 上行下效 shàng xíng xià xiào
• 力争上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu

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